US officials uncover alleged Russian ‘bot farm’
Russia,Justice Department,Misinformation,Propaganda,AI,Merrick Garland,Twitter,Twitter Files
US officials say they have taken action against an AI-powered information operation run from Russia, including nearly 1,000 accounts pretending to be Americans.
The accounts on X were designed to spread pro-Russia stories but were automated “bots” - not real people.
In court documents made public Tuesday the US justice department said the operation was devised by a deputy editor at Kremlin-owned RT, formerly Russia Today.
RT runs TV channels in English and several other languages, but appears much more popular on social media than on conventional airwaves.
The justice department seized two websites that were used to issue emails associated with the bot accounts, and ordered X to turn over information relating to 968 accounts that investigators say were bots.
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